Orthodox Man Attacked by Two Gunmen in Monticello
Mid Hudson News
An Orthodox Jewish man from Brazil, who is visiting in Sullivan County, was attacked at mid-morning Saturday as he walked near 127 Cold Spring Road in the Town of Thompson.
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Report: Lubavitcher Drowned in White Lake - Body Found
Rescue personal at White Lake. Photo: Yeshiva World News
WHITE LAKE, NY [CHI] — Reports are indicating that a man that drowned in White Lake earlier this afternoon is a Lubavitcher Bochur from Crown Heights. According to rescue personal the unidentified man was boating out on the lake, and after jumping in he never resurface. and intensive search is currently underway.
Two Brooklyn Teens Arrest for Drug Possesion Upstate
Record Online
MONTICELLO, NY — A man and a teenager from Brooklyn were arrested and charged with drug possession Friday, said Monticello police.
Park Chief Praises Lake Rescuers
Record Online
James Edwards prepares rowboats Monday at Morningside Park in Hurlyville, Edwards was one of several people that were struck by lightning during Sunday's storm.
FALLSBURG — Morningside Park Manager Henry Lesczynski has worked there for 20 years — and for all those years he's feared somebody would get hit by lightning on the lake.
Jewish Girl and Would be Rescuer Struck by Lightening
Record Online
FALLSBURG — A Sunday afternoon lightning strike seriously injured a [Jewish] New Jersey woman stranded in a rowboat on Morningside Lake, as well as her would-be rescuer.
Important Message to the Residents of the Catskills
To all our honored Jewish brethren residing in the Catskill region and beyond, sheyichyu;
The quality of medical care in the Catskill region is unfortunately not on the level of care that you are accustomed to in the city. Certain medical capabilities and treatments are just not available in the local community hospitals (as is well known both inside and outside our communities) and frequently results in delay of proper care.
Sullivan County's Walmart Beefs-Up Kosher Section
By Steve Israel for the Record Online
MONTICELLO — First, Walmart conquered the Main Street market of hardware and underwear.Now the retail giant is going after another market — the Catskill kosher market of gefilte fish and blintzes.
The Monticello Walmart just ran a full-page ad touting “expanded selections” in its “new kosher fresh section for the summer 2010.” It's added kosher products like Empire organic chicken and Teva Angus beef sliders.
Summer Visitors Means More Police Upstate
MONTICELLO – The months of July and August typically mean the population of Sullivan County triples as summer visitors move to the Catskills from the City of New York.
Teens who Spray Painted Swastikas in Bungalow Charged with Hate Crime
By Victor Whitman for Record Online
Five teens have been charged with a hate crime after sheriff’s deputies say they spray painted swastikas and other graffiti in several buildings at the Kaiman Bungalow colony on Mount Hope Road.
Photos: Kol-Tuv Ends Summer with Fireworks Show
MONTICELLO, NY [CHI] — With summer drawing to a close, families packed up and enjoyed their last Motzai Shabbos in the Catskill Mountains. One bungalow colony marked it with a 45 minutes fireworks show followed by a Kumzitz Bon Fire.
Route 52 Worst Road for Traffic Deaths
Herald Record
Route 52 in Ulster County saw five fatal crashes in 2006-07. Overall, the roadway ranked No. 1 among deadly roads in our region from 1999-2007.
Route 52 rises out of Pine Bush, crosses into Ulster County, climbs through Walker Valley and Warwarsing, and, before descending sharply into Ellenville, offers expansive views of Highland Lakes State Park and the Catskill foothills.
It's a beautiful drive, and more and more often, a deadly one.
Tragic Accident Claims the Life of Flatbush Yeshiva Student
WOODRIDGE, NY [CHI] — A tragic one-vehicle accident upstate New York left one Bochur dead, and a seriously injured passenger after the driver apparently fell asleep at the wheel. The incident took place on Route 58, Glen Wild Road near Woodridge in Sullivan County, right across from the Skvere Camp Beis Yitzchok.
Yeshiva World News reported that the Niftar is 19-year-old Yeshaya Dovid Eckstein OBM who lived on 8th Street in the Kensington section of Brooklyn.
Sullivan Emergency Teams Ready for Summer Visitors
Record-online
Yomtov Malek, a Hatzalah paramedic and coordinator, displays the uniform that will be worn by members of his organization. He was at a breakfast Sunday in Monticello with Sullivan County police and fire agencies.
MONTICELLO, NY — Volunteer paramedics who wear long curling sideburns and black hats sat down Sunday with state agency representatives for breakfast and a side order of understanding.
The goal: coordinate efforts for the summer when the population and emergency calls rise dramatically.
Fallsburg Fire Chief Arrested in Connection with Bungalow Arson
Record Online
Fallsburg police have charged Smith, of S. FALLSBURG, NY — Fallsburg with burning down this bungalow on Aug. 29 at the intersection of Laurel Avenue and Brickman Road. (Photo: MICHELE HASKELL/Times Herald Record)
S. FALLSBURG, NY — The Fallsburg fire chief has been arrested in connection with the August 29 arson of a bungalow at a Jewish summer camp in Sullivan County.
Fallsburg Man Charged with Arson, Hate Crimes
Record Online
FALLSBURG, NY — A Fallsburg man was charged with felony arson and hate crimes on Tuesday in connection with a bungalow fire and spray-painted slurs in his Sullivan county town.
Town of Fallsburg Police said Edward Smith, 44, allegedly started a fire at Skopps Bungalows on Seldon Road and also spray painted slurs and threats.
Hasidim Make Annual Exodus from Sullivan County
Record
“In three hours, everybody’s gone.”
Members of a Hasidic family pack their
minivan to leave Sullivan County.
Members of a Hasidic family pack their
minivan to leave Sullivan County.
Fathers strapped luggage and toys to the roofs of minivans. Mothers were too busy hosing off chairs and folding the last of the laundry to talk about the exodus.
This scene has repeated for decades now. The day before Labor Day, Sullivan County's Hasidic Jewish communities pack up and vanish. Shops close, bungalows empty, summer ends. Many return to the bustle of Brooklyn.
“It's unbelievable,” bakery owner Levi Gombo said. “In three hours, everybody's gone.”
3 Bochurim Assaulted, the Perps Arrested
MONTICELLO, NY [CHI] — Three perpetrators were arrested following the beating of Lubavitcher Bochurim. Charged were William Harrison, 18, of Livingston Manor, Sean Gadsen, 16, of Youngsville, and Matthew Alcivar, 17, of Queens, and all three were charged with second-degree assault as a hate crime, gang assault in the second degree, aggravated harassment and disorderly conduct, they were arraigned and remanded to the Sullivan County Jail without bail.
The incident took place on last week on Thursday night, beginning inside the Monticello Wal-Mart where the two groups first came into contact where racial slurs and taunts were shouted at the Bochurim, then in the parking lot into a assault where one of the Bochurim sustained fractures to his face.
More pictures in the Extended Article.
Anti-Semitic Graffiti found on road in S. Fallsburg
Record Online
SOUTH FALLSBURG, NY — Fallsburg police removed anti-Semitic graffiti on Wednesday on a road in South Fallsburg.
Police found swastikas and nooses drawn on Westwood Drive near summer bungalows where orthodox Jews vacation.
“It was just somebody venting,” Chief Simmie Williams said. But Rabbi Yakov Barros said the matter should be investigated fully.
More pictures in the Extended Article.
“Operation Summer Brake” Enforcement
Mid Hudson News
ALBANY, NY — The New York State Thruway Authority and State Police Troop T Thursday announced that “Operation Summer Brake” will take place beginning Monday, August 25, 2008 through Friday, August 29.“As the summer travel season comes to a close, the Authority reminds motorists to drive responsibly and to remain alert and aware of their surroundings,” said Thruway Authority Executive Director Michael Fleischer. “Although everyone is eager to get to their destination, please remember to be cautious while traveling through construction zones, always wear your seat belts, and never drink and drive.”
From August 25 through August 29, Members of State Police Troop T, dedicated solely to conducting speed and aggressive driving enforcement, will be deployed daily along the New York State Thruway.
Around a Bon Fire in Mei Menuchos
S. FALLSBURG, NY [CHI] – In the Catskill Mountains the nights grow cold and family’s in the Mei Menuchos (pleasant waters) Bungalow Colony gathered around a warm fire in a kumzitz, some baking potatoes and marshmallows and sharing stories of the Baal Shemtov.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
Drunk Jewish Teen Crashes into Bungalow Colony on Shabbos
Vos Iz Neias
SOUTH FALLSBURG, NY — Police got a call Saturday afternoon about 3:00pm of a vehicle that rolled over a few times on Route 42 and crashed into a bungalow at Friendship Bungalow Colony on LaVista Drive.The car that missed a turn-off was driven by a drunk 16-year-old boy, who extracted himself out of the vehicle, and start running away, while Yiddish music was still blasting out of the vehicle. Hatzolah responded and was immediately on the scene.
Police gave chase, caught up with the teenager and arrested him.
Sun, Snow and Shabbos - CGI Running Springs Hosts 150 Children this Winter Break
RUNNING SPRINGS, CA [CHI] — Less than two months after the devastating California wild fires in Running Springs, Camp Gan Israel Running Springs is up and running. Children came from all over California and other Western states. The 6 day camp for the girls and 6 days for boys were highlighted by unforgettable unity Shabbatons, with additional children joining together in a true spirit of Achdus.
